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Here's what I have so far (the chosen values are just stabs in the dark):
float r = 0; //radius
float theta = 0;
PFont font;
void setup() {
size(800, 800, P3D);
background(255);
smooth();
font = loadFont("Georgia-48.vlw");
textFont(font);
textAlign(CENTER);
textSize(24);
fill(0);
}
void draw() {
background(255);
// Polar to Cartesian conversion
float x = r * cos(theta);
float y = r * sin(theta);
// Draw an ellipse at x,y
// Adjust for center of window
translate(x+width/2, y+height/2, 0); //rotation of the disk
rotate(radians((r * 23) % 360), 0, 0, 1 ); //rotation of the word
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